Bronze for Clancy while Pendleton marches on

Ed Clancy, London 2012 Olympic Games, track day four

Ed Clancy won his second medal of the 2012 Games when he added omnium bronze to his team pursuit gold. Great Britain's eighth cycling medal of these games.

Sat in fifth place after five events Clancy got himself back on to the podium with a staggering ride in the kilometre time trial, the final event in the omnium.

At the end of two days of racing, that came after three rounds in the team pursuit, Ed Clancy stopped the clock at 1:00.981 seconds - just two tenths of a second off Chris Hoy's Olympic record set when he won Olympic gold in Athens 2004.

"Yeah, that is quite quick!" He said when informed of his time, an hour after the race had finished. "I've had the form of my life in the team pursuit. The [individual] pursuit blew my mind," he said. "I never thought I'd do that mid omnium, it was a crazy time."

"I kind of thought I could go fast [in the kilo]. By the time I got up there I was in the zone; smash the first lap, float the second lap and then hang on for grim death."

Clancy finished on 30 points, just three short of winner Lasse Hansen of Denmark who led coming in to the kilo. Second place for him secured him the gold. "It feels weird. I still cannot believe it. It's so unreal. It's the biggest thing that you can ever achieve for an omnium rider, so it's just a crazy feeling," Hansen said. "It's a really cool feeling, being an Olympic champion. Only the third one for Denmark. The other one (gold) was for two guys in rowing. It feels weird, but fantastic." Bryan Coquard of France won the silver.

"I thought it would be fourth place and a bit of disappointment," said Clancy. "That's why I was so happy to get a medal in the end. When I think about the big picture, looking back on this, it will be awesome."

Current omnium world champion Glenn O'Shea finished out of the medals in fifth to continue a disappointing cycling program for Australia so far. Martyn Irvine, the only Irish rider competing on the track in London, finished in 13th place on 64 points.

Although Clancy only views this as a bonus event it's only human to let a few 'what ifs' creep in. 21 of his 30 points (the rider with the lowest points tally wins) came from two events, the points and the scratch. He won the flying lap and kilometre and was second in the individual pursuit. Fifth in the elimination race kept him in the hunt, but 11th in the points race and 10th in the scratch were his undoing.

Victoria Pendleton booked her place in the women's sprint quarter finals after moving through the rounds with apparent ease.

Victoria Pendleton dismisses Willy Kanis in the sprint

Bang!

Victoria Pendleton in sprint

Clancy in scratch race

Awang and Kenny

Clancy in the kilometre time trial

Omnium bronze for Clancy

London 2012: Live text coverage of cycling events

August 5: Track cycling day four

August 4: Track cycling day three

August 3: Track cycling day two

August 2: Track cycling day one

August 1: Men's and women's time trials

July 28: Men's road race

July 29: Women's road race

London 2012: Latest news

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London 2012: Team info

Men's road race start list

Women's road race start list

Men's time trial start list

Women's time trial start list

Team GB rider profiles

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London 2012: Event guides

Olympic Games men's time trial: Who will win?

Olympic Games women's time trial: Who will win?

Olympic time trial routes announced

Olympic Games women's road race: Who will win?

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Download detailed Olympic road race route map

London 2012 cycling schedule

London 2012: Reports

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Kenny lights up a stuttering men's sprint competition

Track day two: Pendleton and team pursuiters deliver more gold

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London 2012: Photos

Track day four evening session by Graham Watson

Track day four morning session by Andy Jones

Track day four morning session by Phil O'Connor

Track day three evening session by Phil O'Connor

Track day three morning session by Andy Jones

Track day two by Phil O'Connor

Track day two by Graham Watson

Track day one by Andy Jones

Track day one by Phil O'Connor

Track day one by Graham Watson

Men's time trial by Graham Watson

Women's time trial by Graham Watson

Pendleton track training

Women's road race by Andy Jones

Women's road race by Graham Watson

Men's road race by Andy Jones

Men's road race by Phil O'Connor

Men's road race by Graham Watson

Team GB road race training on Box Hill (July 26)

London 2012: Podcasts

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London 2012: TV schedule

London 2012 BBC TV cycling coverage schedule

London 2012 Eurosport cycling coverage schedule

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